I've said this before, ease of use and security do not go hand in hand. In short they are generally not compatible.

The hard part is finding the right balance between them.

If that were really true, the iTunes Plus format would not exist, and none of their devices would be able to play mp3's... (like Sony tried to do with their ATRAC format until they finally realised on one was buying).

so while Apple is turning 35, Linux will be turning 20 later this year.

Apple is already trying to kill the music cartels, but it's slow going because they are just so darn big...

Because every true "nerd" knows the current version of "3D" or stereovision is a waste of time, and what they really want is true holographic 3D.

actually it's still better to have the server do the work than your 4 phones, there is no reason the server can't be set up to provide the 4 different views for each phone, question is, why have all 4 phones process all your email to create the view that phone needs, when your mail server could do it faster and better.

I forgot to add, what also needs to be remembered is that Universities make a lot of money from Patents and Copyrights on work they have done through research and other means, so it make plenty of sense that a University is less likely to be interested releasing code under BSD or GPL type licenses.

"I am a recent graduate, and I've been working on my own on a project that uses GPL-licensed libraries..."

Where you started with coding can have some issues too, if the code you developed on your own was also developed on university computers they may have some claim to that too, especially if you developed the code for an assignment or something similar. This too can be dependant on factors such as the country you are in, and how it may relate to the license the libraries are under.

In the end, as long as the employer has no intention of distributing your code, then they own all the code you have developed for them, and as for GPL or LGPL licensed libraries, there should be no violation issues.

I place a handkerchief in my pocket before I put my keys in, the handkerchief then protects the pocket from the sharp keys and pocket knife, and also provides padding that will at least muffle the noise of jingling keys in your pocket.

since that .99 thing doesn't appear to apply outside the US

Yep, and another thing to remember, Apple uses the vendor ID for iTunes to know how to operate the device (think software drivers for hardware), Palm in using the Apple's vendor ID the way they have, and also telling the public about it, effectively breaks every consumer guarantee law that some countries have, because they put themselves in a position where they have no control over the driver, and therefore no control over the claimed ability of the device, this effectively translates as false advertising, and making promises they can't keep.

In short, Palm were lazy and Apple called them on it. (FYI, in New Zealand Palm has broken the law, anyone that buys one of these devices in New Zealand, has the right under Law to sue Palm for false advertising, among other things).

There is also the human factor, that level changes help to protect, that newer games without level changes fail to protect, this being where of late people have died at the keyboard because they never took the opportunity that a level change creates to go eat, drink, to the bathroom, rest, and all those other things we humans should do on a regular basis, that computers and the games we play on them do not need to do. Admittedly some of those games do create places where it is suggest the human players take the opportunity to do what is needed, but perhaps they need to do more than provide a place to sleep/save. It is probably time such game characters include human player fitness/health level that say decrease the characters abilities if the human player refuses to take an approipriate break. Just my 2